A Technology Workshop on “Security Management over Secretariat LAN” was conducted recently at NIC Orissa Secretariat Unit, Bhubaneswar, as a part of skill upgradation programme for Computer Professionals of 38 Departments of Orissa Secretariat. Sh S. K. Panda, STD and SIO Orissa State Unit welcomed all the participants and expressed deep concern on security over expanding Secretariat wide network. He highlighted that the Secretariat LAN with Fiber Optics backbone is catering service to more that 800 clients. The workshop was inaugurated by Sh S.N. Tripathi, IAS, Commissioner cum Secretary, IT Dept., Govt of Orissa. Also, a workshop cum training programme was organised by NIC on ‘Online Tenders’ in collaboration with the State Rural Development Department. During the interactive session the participants themselves uploaded their live tenders to the site. Sh Prakash Kumar Mishra,NIC imparted training on various online tender modules to all the participants and provided user ID and Password to all for tender uploading to http:// tenders.gov.in from client end. Sh. Vir Vikram Yadav, IAS, Addl. Secy, RD, offered vote of thanks to all dignitaries participated in the programme.